Soffit Mounted Awning

Buildings with eaves or soffits can use soffit mount brackets to hold the awning housing so long as the eaves are as deep as the awning housing.

Soffit mounted awning.

Even with roof mount brackets the retractable awning still needs wall mount brackets to be properly installed. Your awning you will need to identify the roof rafters or other structural members that the rafter adapter brackets will be fastened to. Check your awning for proper operation. Can i mount the lateral arm awnings motorized or manual directly to a soffit or overhang.

Our freestanding lateral arm retractable awnings can be up to 40 ft wide and can project outward up to 13 ft. These units can either be mounted on the wall soffit or the roof depending on your home s design. Soffit overhang or eave mount. If the awning has the optional hood then it requires universal mount brackets instead of wall mount brackets.

If your awning is a motorized model your electrical cord will. The number of mounting brackets required depends on the width of the awning. The hood will keep the first 6 to 8 inches of fabric clean so when you roll out your awning the fabric looks clean and color consistent. The covers are made using the fabric selection of your choice.

We have special brackets for mounting the lateral arm awnings to a soffit or overhang. Soffit or eave above it. A hood is recommended if the awning is roof mounted on the roofing surface or mounted on a wall without protection i e. This type of installation is particularly desirable for ranch homes that have a low roofline as it moves the awning up further than a wall mount would allow.

Solair awnings can be mounted with a wall mount roof mount or soffit mount depending on the architecture of your home. For the 1000xt model you just mount a 1 x 4 board the same length as your awning width on the siding first then mount the awning to the board. Installation instructions click here sunsetter wall brackets or soffit mounting brackets can be used with the original sunsetter roof mounting brackets. Refer to the owner s manual installation instruction appendix c soffit mount to locate the rafters in the areas in which the rafter adapter brackets must be installed.